European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 12,19s7 the stars and Stripe Page 19 a by Mem am my Mumm Mumm  paid Dickerson lets team Down  there was a time when one doled out hard earned Money thai Money could usually be consid ered Well up Cal. If a refrigerator were purchased it was reasonable to respect that in would keep food cold. An Auto Mobile once driven off inc lot was Likely to carry its Driver Tor years and years. Thai Era of course is Long gone. Anytime anyone reaches for ids or her Wallet these Days a risk is Lakin. Temples abound including the one involving he High Dollar football player who is currently wearing a Horseshoe decorated helmet. The people who showed up at the Hoosier dome last sunday had a Rig lit to expect a Little More for their Money than what they got. Bui As has been demonstrated before Eric Dick Erann s reliable by has been less than overwhelming during a career filled with loud demands and Little remorse. There comes a time when the ail cute who loves the spotlight has to produce and if he does t pro Duce he has to admit he is at fault. Jay Schroeder for instance made i lot of Washington redskins fans unhappy with his performance sunday against the Philadelphia eagles. Sch Roeder threw the Ball 46 limes completed Juil 16 and was intercepted twice. If Philadelphia defenders had been a Little More sure handed they might have picked off six passes. Afterwards however Schroeder stood up and took the heat. In was my fault he said. I let my teammates Down. If i play that Way no  How the  of the team plays we re not going to  thai confession was quilt refreshing. How Nice it would have been after san Diego edged he Indianapolis Colts sunday for Dickerson to have said it was my fault. We would have won the game Ifil had t been for me. All i can do is apologize to the fans and my  but that is not what we heard not thai in Conn As any Surprise. The Indianapolis san Diego contest sunday was the biggest football game the Colls had Ever played in that Hoosier dome. Dickerson obtained in the complicated three Way Trade involving inc los an Geles rams and Buffalo Bills made his first Slart in an Indianapolis uniform a sellout crowd showed up and cheered Ilsel hoarse As the Colls built a 13-0 Lead. San Diego rallied to tie things in the second half but Indiana Polis put itself it position to win the game Laic in the fourth Quarter. Dickerson had already carried 34 times and Wilh the Ball close to the goal line he was Given inc assign ment once More. A path seemed to be open for moment but when he reached the 1-Yard line he was hit. The Ball came flying out of his grasp the chargers pounced on it and soon after Vince Abbot kicked the winning Field goal for san Diego. If is hard to criticize a player because of one Fum ble. Bui in a Way in sort of summed up Dickerson a career despite his Rushing lilies he has never quite fulfilled his Promise. At sum he griped Al athletic department officials because he did t win the Heisman trophy during his senior year. He thought More of tin Effort should have been made in his behalf. Did he really think he was going to beat eventual Winner her Schul Walker Hii problems in los Angeles have been Well documented More Money were his favorite words. Small wonder the rams were willing to Deal him away. And in his first big game in Indianapolis he had a Chance to be the difference. Asil turned out he was. In a negative Way. One Marc step was All he needed. Al he had to do was wrap inc Ball up in both arms. Instead with the game on the line he made the kind of mistake he has made All too often during his Ca reer. I m not going to change the Way i carry the Ball either Dickerson said Afler the game. If i started trying to hold the Ball Wilh to hands in would Lake away from my running style. I won t do thai no words Abou his teammates. No words about the Hopes of inc fans being dashed. Only words about his running style and How in was Loo important to be tampered with. Dickerson demands top Dollar for h is services. But like so Many other things these Days those service have a Way of coming up Short.   eagles Success quiets critics buddy Ball bearing fruit for Ryan by Ralph Bernstein Philadelphia a buddy Ryan has the doubters wondering if the underestimated buddy  since he look the Job As coach of in Philadelphia eagles last year Ryan has been under a Microscope. His rebuilding lactic of weeding out veterans and  hem Wilh Young inexperienced Talent has been under fire from fans and the Media. He was net used of taking a franchise three or four players away from respectability and turning it into an expansion team. Well it May be a Little Early to laugh at his critics but after sunday s 31-27 upset of the Washington redskins Ryan could t be denied a few chuckles. The eaglet Are 4-4 after being buried at 1-4 by three strike team losses. The regulars Are 4-1 with three straight triumphs pals St. Louis and Washington All division rivals. The team appears poised to shed the mediocrity thai has i Al cd it. With five losing seasons since 1 Al. He had a Chance 10 gloat monday at his weekly news conference and did t. Instead he palk in explained what buddy Ball was ill about. When i Camei had a lot of Deci Impi 0 Oto Randall Cunningham. Going to be great Sions to mate and i made pm he said. "1 was willing to live or die with those decisions which Yoi 301 to do. You just have to have enough guts to make them and they weren t just made haphazardly. They were Well thought  Ryan left Chicago after his "46 de fens triggered the bears to Victory in super bowl xxx after i8 years As a pro assistant he finally became a head coach. He immediately made one thing Clear i m going to rebuild this learn my  Ryan cleaned House. He released vet Erans such As Earnest Jackson a 1,000-Yard rusher the previous year. He s nol my kind of player Ryan said in dismissing the outcry. This year he risked being driven out of town by unceremoniously releasing quarterback Ron Jaworsky. Ryan handed his offence to Randall Cunningham a third year passer out of Nevada Las vegas. The critics said Cunningham was t ready. Some said he never would be a top nil quarterback. Ryan s name Inmany football quarters became synonymous with Clown Buffoon. But Cunningham has developed into one of the league s top prospects. On sunday he completed is of 31 passes for. 268 Yards and three touchdowns in beat ing the redskins for the second straight week he led a drive in the final two minutes that produced a game winning touchdown Vic tory came As a result of a 9-Yard scoring pass to Gregg Varrily against St. Louis. Sunday in was 40 Yards to Varrily to lick the  did use Cunningham s development to Needle his  now people will Stop telling me that i ought to make Randall a run Ning Back or wide receiver Ryan said. He s going to be a great one As the a Glov future he cites Young players such As tackle mall Darwin guard Adam Schreiber tackle Joe con Weli and running backs Keith Byars and Andrew Toney on offence Reggie White Jerome Brown Clyde Simmons. Seth Joyner and Andre Waters on defense is this a playoff team Ryan was asked monday. Of i Dort know. With the schedule the Way it is i think it might be  that was t the idea anyway. The idea is to be in the super bowl in a Cou ple of years. I think we re a couple of drafts away from being in  for sunday s game with the new York giants Ryan said Well have Tob lock 56 Lawrence Taylor. Well go from there. The Gia Jitt Are like us. Trying to climb out of that Hole 0-3 strike least record. It s a Lough  chargers benefited from break san Diego a there s a cer Tain equilibrium now to the san Diego chargers turnaround from a dismal 1986 sea son. About this time Lasi year the chargers were 1-7. Don Coryell resigned As coach giving Way to at Saunders san Diego has reversed itself in 1987,improving to 7-1 after sunday s 16-13 Vic tory Over Indianapolis. The chargers Wilh the Best record in the acc. Hold a two same Lead in be West Over the Seattle sea Hawks in the acc West. The hewing thus Jar by the chargers is surprising a lot of people. But Saunders won t admit to any Surprise it s a reality Saunders said. The Only thing that we have tried to do is we re jus trying to continue o get better As a staff and As a  Over the past four seasons the chargers have gone 2s-39, including a 4-12mark in 1986. They last went to the play offs in 19b2, when san Diego finished the strike shortened season at 6-3. Saunders said the improbability of the chargers 1987 season is what makes athletics interesting. Thai s the greatness of sport. Thai s the captivating thing that keeps us All inf he said. When you compete there s a lot of things that make up winning and losing and we be competed Welt the chargers Best Start since 1961 Wax fashioned by the regulars 4-1 showing and a 3-0 Mark by the replacement squad Dur ing the n Al players strike. Saunders said an added Benefit fro the strike was that some injury prone regulars got the Chance to rest and Recu Perate during what should have been the height of the season. He cited Veteran quarterback Dan fou and Light end Kellen Winslow As examples. Fouti. 36, has missed 16 games Over the past four year because of an assortment of injuries including two concussions a dam aged knee and a Groin Strain. Winslow in his ninth season has bad some problems with knee soreness since a year Long rehabilitation from a severe injury in october i9b4